Тренировочные упражнения "Простое прошедшее время"
тест по английскому языку (5, 6, 7 класс) на тему

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Thomas Edison (1) ______ (be) born in 1847 in Ohio in the United States. He (2) _________ (start) school at the age of eight but he (3) _________ (hate) it because on his first day the teacher (4)__________(call) him stupid. After that, he (5) ________ (stay) at home a lot of the time and (6) _______ (have) lessons from his mother.  He also (7)  _________ (read) a lot of science books at home. He (8) ______ (go) back to school sometimes but he never (9 ) __________ (like) it very much. He (10) _____ (leave) school forever at the age of twelve and (11) _______ (get) a job with a newsagent. He (12) __________  (begin) inventing things at the age of nineteen. In 1877 he (13) __________ (invent) the phonograph, a sort of very early CD player! Two years later, he (14) _________ (make) the world’s first electric bulb and New York (15) ________ (become) the first city to have electric lights.

Make sentences in the Past Simple.

1. we/Thailand/last year/to/on holiday/go
2. last summer/friends/we/make/new/three
3. lesson/be/I/guitar/late/my/yesterday/for
4. watch/me/grandfather/this/my/give/my birthday/for

Yes/No and Wh-questions with to be and other verbs

1 N: Was The Animal Show good yesterday?

A: Yes, it was very good.

2 N: ___________   it?

A: I watched it at my grandparent’s flat.

3 N: ___________   at their flat?

A: I was at their flat because my parents were away.

4 N: __________ your parents?

A: They were in Rome.

5 N: In Rome? ________ to Rome?

A: They went to Rome on Saturday.

6 N: _________your grandparents ________ the show?

A: Yes, they watched it with me.

7 N: ______________it?

A: Yes, they liked it a lot.

8 N: ___________the new people in the show this week?

A: They were Rick s sister, and Kate’s friend.

9 N: ___________ Kate _________a song?

A: Yes, she sang that song about a tiger!

Negative with to be.

Write answers in the negative.

1 You were late. A: We … late.

2 It was a true story. A:________

3 There were ghosts in the castle. A:______

4 There was a monster in the lake. A:_______

5 You were silly. A: I_________

Negative with other verbs

Put the verbs in the Past Simple Negative.

Be, dance, enjoy, have, go, like, meet

(1) (not/ enjoy) my last holiday. I (2) a nice time and I (3) any nice people (4)_________good. We (5)_________swimming because it was very cold. I went to one party on the beach but I (6)________because I (7)_________the music.

Affirmative, negative and questions

Put the verbs in the correct form of the Past Simple.

Dear Nadia,

Did you have (you/have) a good time in Scotland? (2)_________(you / learn)Scottish dancing? (3)_________(the weather/be) OK? (4)_________(the people/be) friendly? We (5)________(go) to New York for two weeks. We (6)________(see) shows on Broadway every night and (7)________(eat) really big pizzas! We (8)___________(take) a boat trip to Liberty Island but we _(9)________ (not/go) up the Statue of Liberty. I (10)_________(love) New York but (11)_________(not/like) the hot weather. Alex (12)__________(not/ want) to come back to England.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

When Sam and Laura (move) into their new house last month everything was in a mess. Someone (break) several windows and the roof (leak), leaving stains on the ceiling. Now they (work) on their house in their free time. They (already/repair) the roof, and they (paint) the rooms, though they (not/finish ) yet. When they have enough money, they (buy) some new furniture. They hope they (finish) by summer so they (be able) to invite some friends for a visit.

Keys: moved, had broken, was leaking, are working, have already repaired, are painting , haven t finished , are going to buy , will have finished , will be able